tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post92103293907256846..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Bend and Oregon Stats.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-82606754075586284542009-09-08T14:42:57.262-07:002009-09-08T14:42:57.262-07:00Dunc, in BB2 the last few weeks I noted that accor...Dunc, in BB2 the last few weeks I noted that according to the city budget reports we are actually all the way back down below 2005 room tax collections...Bewerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389021459268558541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-29647374392997893032009-09-06T12:20:40.915-07:002009-09-06T12:20:40.915-07:00"As of May, Oregon had the second-highest une..."As of May, Oregon had the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation, at 12.4 percent, behind Michigan."<br /><br />You'll be happy to know that we've fallen to 11.9% and we're now only fourth-highest, behind Michigan (15%), Rhode Island (12.7%) and Nevada (12.5%). Huzzah!<br /><br />(Of course how much of that "drop" is due to people simply giving up and dropping out of the workforce is another question.)<br /><br />Also our improvement in the standings seems to be the result of other states getting worse rather than Oregon getting (significantly) better.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.com